Walden is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,915 people and three associated neighborhoods, Walden is the 254th largest community in New York. Walden has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Of important note, Walden is also a village of artists. Walden has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Walden’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Walden, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.61 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Walden citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.25% of adults in Walden have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Walden in 2022 was $39,362, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,448 for a family of four. However, Walden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Walden is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Walden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Walden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.73% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walden include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Dutch.

In addition, Walden has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.44%).

The most common language spoken in Walden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.